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In a world where violence in the name of religion can impact so many other people's lives, it's critical to understand the intersection between religion and violence. What's required is not to see religion as inherently violent but to recognize that the violence associated with religious groups and communities is worth exploring and interrogating. In these 24 lectures, embark on a global, multidisciplinary investigation of religious violence. Delivered with honesty and sensitivity to the diversity of spiritual beliefs, these lectures examine the roots of this phenomenon and guide you toward more informed ways of thinking about it.

Do you ever stop and think about why you do what you do everyday? Australian psychologist turned Hindu Monk, Swamini Supriyananda, provides insightful answers to your contemporary questions and challenges. Her captivating anecdotes, infused with the philosophies of the ancient Hindu teachings, are guaranteed to inspire us to think about it!

With Huston Smith as your personal guide, you will examine the defining perspectives within the world's central religions - the teachings that have touched his own life directly - and learn how these traditions differ while retaining a common interior language that speaks to our highest aspirations. Religions of the World looks beyond information, beyond doctrine and dogma, into the wisdom at the very heart of these great traditions.

At the heart of John C. Maxwell's brilliant and inspiring program is a simple premise: To do well in life, we must first think well. But can we actually learn new mental habits? Thinking for a Change answers that with a resounding "yes" - and shows that your thinking can indeed change your life...

This series is an invitation to think. Each volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume 2 the topics are: love; the five “Rs” - redemption, regeneration, reconciliation, repentance, and restoration; the fall of mankind; the holy scriptures; and truth. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding, and to inspire.

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking (Think About Series) is an invitation to think. Each volume is focuses on separate topics. In Volume One the topics are: life, faith, abiding and the attributes of God. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding, and to inspire.

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking series is an invitation to think. Each volume focuses on separate topics. In volume three, the topics are creation, grace, the church, and sanctification. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding, and to inspire.

The Adventures in Biblical Thinking: Think About series is an invitation to think. Each volume is focuses on separate topics. The adventures are designed to stimulate thinking, to generate wonder, to increase understanding, and to inspire. Each adventure includes a set of exercises that can be used to reflect on the content in the adventure or could be used for discussion starters if the adventures are being used in a small group Bible study.